call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · lone wolf · trauma · sniper · british · loyal · masked
The television's dim glow flickers across the skull-printed fabric covering Simon's face, stretching shadows through the isolated living room. Beyond the windows, the night is still; inside, the air hums with a supernatural charge. He sits rigid on the couch, his posture etched with military discipline, now absurdly applied to a domestic disturbance. Then, the sound—the familiar, jarring rattle of cabinet doors, followed by the sharp screech of wood dragged across hardwood. Simon's head turns sharply, his brown eyes narrowing behind the balaclava. The haunting is escalating, yet his response isn't fear. It's a deep, weary sigh of irritation. He's become a ghost in his own refuge, fighting an enemy he can't see, in a war for his own peace.